One of my daughters will be going to Hawaii with her family and her husband’s family in early May. Like most good moms, I’m doing a little research to locate really interesting things for her to do. Probably unlike most moms, my research has more to do with things that go bump in the night…
Tag: ghosts
Ghost Children
For the past week, and for the next couple of weeks, we have the absolute pleasure of having my daughter, Sarah, and her three-year-old son, Ian, staying with us. (We had the pleasure of her husband, Jon, staying with us for a week, but now he’s back at school.) So, there all kinds of different…
30 East Drive
I love driving down neighborhood streets, especially in small towns, as Halloween draws near. All kinds of ghostly decorations are scattered in the lawns amidst gold, yellow and red leaves. Front porch stairs are dotted with jack o’lanterns, ghouls, and pumpkin lights. Even windows and doors are decorated to celebrate the scary season. Many people…
Kids Say the Darndest Things….
My dad was a Marine, so when I was young, we would move quite a bit. I was actually born in Hawaii, lived there a whole six months, and then we moved to Beaufort, South Carolina. I don’t remember the house we lived in, I was about three when we moved to Chicago. But my…
The Thing in the Closet
Today’s guest/ghost writer is Christine Cacciatore. Chris is a talented author and has written two Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries Kindle World stories. Her latest one, Grave Injury, was just released. This story sent shivers down my spine! I have a true obsession with scary things…the creepier, the better. I love Halloween, horror movies and thrillers and…
A Friendly Hello
Today’s guest/ghost writer is Vicky Holt. Vicki is a talented author and has written two Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mysteries Kindle World stories. Her latest one, Missing Links, was just released. I hope you enjoy her story as much as I did! Months after my dad defeated kidney cancer, I visited my parents. We laughed and…
More Than a Mint on Your Pillow
They are our homes away from home. A place to lay our heads after a long day’s drive or an airplane flight. They can be luxurious or creepy – and most of us have had weird feelings staying in one of them. Hotels. I have to admit, even the nicest ones give me pause. I…
The Doctor is In
Last Friday, I met up with two of my favorite authors, Ophelia Julien and Donnie Light. We, along with our spouses, got together for dinner and conversation. (Kudos to the folks at Panera in DeKalb, Illinois for putting up with us.) During dinner, Ophelia told me about a hospital-sponsored program that she thought I would…
Missing
A young couple had wanted to attend a special church service that was several hours away from their home in California. But because they had five young children, it had been really hard for them to find a babysitter who would be able to handle the rambunctious crew. Finally, the wife’s parents arranged to visit…
House Calls?
As I’ve researched ghosts and heard stories, one of the things I’ve learned is that some ghosts follow the patterns they established when they were alive. A jogger who has a heart attack on the park path and dies, might just show up on that same path in a month or so and keep jogging….